67 h. ago Gene Hackman’s wife was killed by hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. What is it?

The rare and potentially deadly disease needs to be treated early before severe symptoms develop

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7 d. ago DR MAX PEMBERTON: The deadly disease with no symptoms you need to know about

Alcohol is a poison - there's no disputing it (says Dr Max Pemberton, pictured inset above). From a medical view, it is toxic. But as a doctor, I'm astonished that it's given virtually a free pass,

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8 d. ago Man found dead in hotel room was suffering alcohol withdrawal symptoms

Stephen Kirk had very little alcohol in his system at the time of his death

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2 w. ago My petty gripe: you have 400 parks to picnic in, why would you choose an off

Almost every time I unclip my dog, it seems, he can find and inhale the literal poisons laid out by carefree picnickers in defiance of signageMy beautiful stupid boy. So long and brave as he bounds at light-speed across the sunny fields, looping past the old trees and disused play equipment, a joyful cascade of limitless hope and unhinged, insatiable hunger. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brave boy beats cancer after deadly symptoms mistaken for norovirus

12-year-old Jonjai was diagnosed with lymphoma in July 2024.

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3 w. ago Intercepted review – phone taps are a chilling glimpse into Russian soldiers’ minds in Ukraine

Recordings of fighters’ wiretapped phone calls are juxtaposed with images of wartime destruction in Oksana Karpovych’s compelling war documentaryVietnam saw the advent of the visible war, documented by TV cameras; but the Russia-Ukraine war perhaps represents the moment we also get a fully audible one. With two relatively affluent belligerents involved, mobile phone coverage is ubiquitous on both the civilian and soldier sides. Juxtaposing intercepted calls back home from frontline Russian troops with shots of the devastation they have wreaked in Ukraine, this film is a bleak and searing wiretap into Putin’s warping effect on his people and the psychology of power.“A Russian is not a Russian if they don’t steal something,” jokes one woman when she hears her brave boy has looted some makeup for her. Set against the shots of ransacked living rooms, wrecked petrol stations and dimly lit bomb shelters, such casual banter hammers home a chilling normalisation of imperialism and aggressio...

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